Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Syr Ginger has trample, hexproof, and haste as long as an opponent controls a planeswalker. Whenever another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Syr Ginger and scry 1. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Syr Ginger: You gain life equal to its power.
How Syr Ginger decks play in EDH
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender is a colourless commander costing 2, and its legendary artifact creature - food knight line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $33.46Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender deck?
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender?
The cards played most often in Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender decks include Ginger, Queen of Sweets, Bag End Banquet, Well-Worn Spatula. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $33.46 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.